OHSU leaders join Rep. Suzanne Bonamici in warning that uncertainty surrounding federal graduate student loan limits is discouraging enrollment in programs such as nursing and could disproportionately affect students from lower-income backgrounds. Susan Bakewell-Sachs, Ph.D., says incoming students have already told financial aid officers that they don’t have cosigners for private loans they think they need to take out to supplement what is expected to be inadequate federal loan amounts. Others have said they’re struggling to figure out how they would be able to afford the interest rates on private loans, often up to three times more than interest rates on federal loans.

After two years of losses, OHSU reports a preliminary positive operating margin of 2.2%, record research grant funding of $550 million and strong student enrollment growth. Shereef Elnahal, M.D., M.B.A., says, “We are proud of our teams across all missions at OHSU — clinical care, science and education — for accomplishing extraordinary things as they do every year, all while operating more efficiently. It has paid off. We broke records on patient volumes, treated the most complex conditions in our history, surpassed previous performance on grants and extramural funding, and took a positive step in a long-term journey to financial health."

The lack of oversight and regulation around use of ultrasound technology in crisis pregnancy centers. Abigail Liberty, M.D., says, “Transvaginal ultrasonography is a unique skill, and it’s a newer skill. … It requires a trauma-informed approach, and it requires a certain technical aspect to read ultrasounds.”

Ways people can protect themselves from the health impacts of wildfire smoke. Gopal Allada, M.D., says, “If you have to be outside, wear one of those N95 masks. They'll still work for wildfire smoke, actually. That's what I'd recommend for even healthy people if they are in one of those danger zones.”

In a Dermatology Times summary of a new treatment for severe atopic dermatitis, or AD, Eric Simpson, M.D., says, “Despite important advances in AD treatment, patients and physicians are still looking for therapies that provide more complete control of both skin lesions and itch without the burden of frequent dosing.”

PBS News Hour cites OHSU research revealing a reduction in miscarriage management as a consequence of the Supreme Court’s decision in 2022 to overturn Roe v. Wade.

OHSU research is cited in PBS NewsHour coverage of impacts of abortion bans; physicians and researchers say abortion bans are delaying miscarriage care, increasing health risks and worsening emotional trauma for patients experiencing pregnancy loss.

The Mountain Times reports that Timberline Lodge will host the fourth annual Timberline Daydream on Sept. 6 to raise funds for OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital.

Inc. magazine reports that business culture is shifting away from the idea of sleep deprivation as a badge of honor, citing OHSU research revealing that getting less than seven hours of sleep is the second-strongest predictor of shorter life expectancy, trailing only smoking.

OHSU board unanimously passes resolution to become a national leader in developing new techniques to advance scientific understanding of human disease while over time reducing the number of nonhuman primates needed for research.